ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363544
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| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1992 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: | Commander C3C |
| Owner/operator: | Sangamon Packet Company |
| Registration: | N136E |
| MSN: | 532 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1928 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 40 hours |
| Engine model: | Curtis Wright OX-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grain Valley, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (3GV) |
| Chanute, KS (KCNU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND RISING TERRAIN ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CHOKE PLATE IN THE CARBURETOR WAS STUCK 3/4 CLOSED DUE TO A KINK IN THE CHOKE CONTROL CABLE NEAR THE CONTROL HANDLE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED 40 HOURS SINCE A MAJOR OVERHAUL COMPLETED AUGUST 15, 1991.
Probable Cause: THE JAMMED (KINKED) CHOKE PLATE CONTROL CABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED POWER AND COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA162
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 18:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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